IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank

Published purpose

The Nile Basin Initiative Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) aims to strengthen institutional sustainability, enhance capacity and harmonize corporate management across the three Nile Basin institutions: the Nile Secretariat, the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) and the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordinating Unit (Nel-SAP). The vision of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is to achieve sustainable socio-economic development among the countries of the Nile Basin through the equitable use of, and benefits from, common Nile River Basin water resources. Support through this multi-donor trust fund was designed to help the NBI develop into an effective and strong organization to facilitate the establishment of a future Nile Basin Commission. The project provides financing for forward-looking studies on options for institutional function and structure, for human resources management, and for basin-wide policies and guidelines. The ISP provides substantial technical support aiming at strengthening the NBI’s capacity to deliver quality projects through improved administrative systems, information management and governance structures.